Best Public Schools in Nashville, IL

The city of Nashville, Illinois is home to two schools - Nashville Grade School, an elementary school, and Nashville Community High School. These schools serve students in the Nashville CCSD 49 and Nashville CHSD 99 districts.

Of the two schools, Nashville Community High School stands out as the clear performer, ranking in the top 20% of Illinois high schools and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a strong 93% 4-year graduation rate and outperforms the state average on SAT English Language Arts scores. In contrast, Nashville Grade School, while still performing reasonably well, lags behind the high school in terms of statewide ranking and test scores.

Key differences between the schools include spending per student ($18,306 at the high school vs. $11,786 at the grade school) and chronic absenteeism rates (15.5% at the high school vs. 9.0% at the grade school). These factors may contribute to the performance gap between the two institutions. Overall, the data highlights the strong performance of Nashville Community High School compared to its elementary counterpart in the Nashville school district.